Pity Party (song)

For other uses, see Pity Party (disambiguation).
"Pity Party"
Single by Melanie Martinez
from the album Cry Baby
Released June 2, 2015 (2015-06-02)
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 3:24
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Baran
Melanie Martinez singles chronology
"Carousel"
(2014)		 "Pity Party"
(2015)		 "Soap"
(2015)
Music video
"Pity Party" on YouTube

"Pity Party" is a song by American recording artist Melanie Martinez based on the 1963 Lesley Gore hit "It's My Party". It was released as the lead single from her debut album, Cry Baby (2015), on June 2, 2015.[3] The music video was released on June 1, 2015.[4] It impacted contemporary hit radio on March 22, 2016.[5]

Background and composition

The song uses the chorus from Lesley Gore’s classic "It's My Party", released in 1963, as an interpolation, and also employs the iconic repeating-note horns hook from the original song as the recurring theme throughout.[6]

Regarding her song, she said, "This was during my second session with Kara DioGuardi. It was awesome to write that song because I love music from the 50s and 60s. When I was singing, Kara said my voice reminded her of Judy Garland and artists from that time. I really wanted to write about no one showing up to my birthday party and the song is perfect inspiration for this theme. I love samples, especially older songs because they can put a fresh new take on an old song. So we were really inspired by that and we sampled it for the first line of the chorus and that is how 'Pity Party' came about".[7]

Mike Wass of Idolator noted how both "Pity Party" and Grace's single "You Don't Own Me" are based on Lesley Gore songs, saying "there seems to be a revival of the late [Gore's] music afoot".[8]

Music video

The music video for "Pity Party" was released on June 1, 2015.[4] However, the video was leaked 3 days prior to the official release.[9] The video was directed by Melanie herself, she describes it as a "fun experience for her", considering she's the only person featured in the video.[7]

A behind the scenes video was released June 17, 2015.[10] Melanie describes her character, "Cry Baby", "She fell in love with someone, she threw a birthday party, invited him, and nobody showed up so she's just like absolutely insane". She said in the behind the scenes of her video.

Track listing

Digital download[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Pity Party"  3:24
Remixes EP[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Pity Party" (Madison Mars Remix)4:45
2."Pity Party" (Kayliox Remix)4:43
3."Pity Party" (XVII Remix)4:01
4."Pity Party" (K Theory Remix)4:58
5."Pity Party" (The Feels Remix)4:32
6."Pity Party" (Myles Travitz Remix)3:02
7."Pity Party" (Kassiano Remix)4:04

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[12] 65
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[13] 70
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 175
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[15] 4
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[16] 40

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States June 2, 2015 Digital download
[3]
United Kingdom [17]
South Africa [18]
Australia [19]
United States March 22, 2016 Contemporary hit radio Atlantic [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Talib Kweli, Nada Surf, Melanie Martinez and More Music Reviews". ABC News. August 19, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Hear this: Melanie Martinez - Sippy Cup". The National Student. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Melanie Martinez: Pity Party - Music on Google Play". Google Play. June 2, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Melanie Martinez - Pity Party (Official Video) - YouTube". YouTube. June 1, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Top 40/M Future Releases - Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates - AllAccess". AllAccess Media Group. March 22, 2016. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ "iTunes - Music - It's My Party - Single by Lesley Gore". iTunes.
  7. 1 2 "Singer Melanie Martinez discusses new single 'Pity Party' (Includes interview)". digitaljournal.com.
  8. ↑ "Melanie Martinez Teases Debut LP 'Cry Baby' With A Delightfully Depressing "Pity Party": Watch". Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com.
  9. ↑ "Melanie Martinez is throwing a 'Pity Party' after song leaks » POPULOVE". POPULOVE.
  10. ↑ Melanie Martinez - Pity Party (Behind the Scenes Video). YouTube. 17 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "iTunes Store (US) - Music - Melanie Martinez - Pity Party (Remixes)". iTunes Store (US). May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  12. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201620 into search. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  13. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201628 into search. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  14. ↑ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK". Zobbel.de. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Melanie Martinez – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Melanie Martinez. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Melanie Martinez – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Melanie Martinez. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  17. ↑ "iTunes Store (UK) - Music - Melanie Martinez - Pity Party - Single". iTunes Store (UK). June 2, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  18. ↑ "iTunes Store (ZA) - Music - Melanie Martinez - Pity Party - Single". iTunes Store (ZA). June 2, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  19. ↑ "iTunes Store (AU) - Music - Melanie Martinez - Pity Party - Single". iTunes Store (AU). June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
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